Afghanistan and Pakistan will lock horns against one another in the 24th match of the T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Pakistan has almost sealed its place in the semifinal and if they manage to beat Afghanistan, they will surely make it to the last four. Afghanistan, on the other hand, won their opening match convincingly by 130 runs against Scotland.
We take a look at Match Prediction on the basis of current form, head to head, stats, and players to look out for in the upcoming match.
Current form for Pakistan: W W L W W
Pakistan is looking like the best team of the tournament and they are certainly a team to look out for in the competition. The Men in Green are ticking the right boxes as a unit and have won both their matches against India and New Zealand. Thus, they will look all set to go all the way and will look to continue their good show.
Current form for Afghanistan: W W L W W
Afghanistan came up with a fine performance against Scotland as they won by a gargantuan margin of 130 runs. The Afghan team has quality players like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman and they have the skills to upset any opposition on their given day.
Head to Head: Matches: 1, Won by Pakistan: 1, Won by Afghanistan: 0.
Pakistan has won one match against Afghanistan they have played against their neighbors.
Players to watch out for: Babar Azam, Mohammed Rizwan, Shoaib Malik, Shadab Khan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi will be the crucial players for Pakistan.
Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, and Asghar Afghan will be the main players for Afghanistan.
Match Prediction: Pakistan will enter the contest as favorites against Afghanistan.